IDC's Displays and Projectors service assesses the market opportunities for digital TVs (including LCD, plasma, and microdisplay-based rear projection), monitors (including CRTs and LCDs), and standalone digital projectors designed to work in business and home theater applications. This service builds on and leverages existing IDC research to identify new technology trends in displays, flat-panel televisions, projectors, and related areas. The analysis focuses on identifying opportunities and growth potential in these emerging, agile markets through a unique combination of vendor insight, system-level strategies, and end-user perspectives. This service provides display vendors and component suppliers with the information necessary for success in this evolving market.

This service covers the following segments of the display and projector markets:

• Worldwide PC monitor market: CRT and LCD
• Worldwide digital projectors
• Worldwide flat TVs: LCD and plasma
• Worldwide projection TV

Throughout the year, this service will address the following topics:

• Monitor/projector/TV buying habits and preferences
• Usage and channel purchase trends
• CRT and LCD monitor market share leaders
• LCD, plasma, and rear-projection TV growth
• Home theater projectors
• Projector market share leaders

Our research addresses the following issues that are critical to your success:

1. Which driving forces underlie the personal computer monitor and projector markets?
2. When will LCD TVs and plasma go mainstream?
3. Who are the leading vendors in the worldwide monitor, projector, and digital TV markets?
4. Which projector form factors and microdisplay technologies will prove to be the most popular?
5. How will the growing role of HDTV affect the business and consumer projector and digital TV markets?
6. How will LCD monitor bundling trends affect the PC monitor market?
7. How will PC and monitor companies leverage their position in the digital TV market?

IDC's Displays and Projectors service examines the product strategies, competitive positioning, financial viability, and overall strategic direction of major providers in the monitor, projector, and flat TV markets, including:

Acer, AOC/Envision, Apple, BenQ, CTX, Dell, Epson, Fujitsu, Gateway, HP, IBM, InFocus, KDS, LG, NEC, Panasonic,

Philips, Pioneer, Samsung, Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, and ViewSonic.

Throughout the year, this service will offer insight into the latest trends impacting the market. Potential studies include:

This study assesses the growth patterns of LCD, plasma, and rear-projection TVs, both in general and in relation to the overall TV market, focusing on questions of size, resolution, and more.

This study discusses the commercial market for large LCD and plasma displays.

This end-user study looks at how front projectors are being used in business and education environments.

These survey-based studies examine U.S. consumers' and business users' monitor preferences by brand, monitor type, PC bundling, and upgrade tendencies.

IDC offers a complete market intelligence solution customized to meet your business requirements. The array of products and services available to you includes:

• The opportunity to have your specific questions answered through personal interaction with industry experts who cover the topics and markets in your service
• Around-the-clock access to our market intelligence on idc.com, IDC's personalized Web experience
• A view of the market's future with 12 months of continuous intelligence about its direction and the reasons behind it, along with actionable advice for taking advantage of existing and emerging opportunities
• Special client discount pricing on purchases of research from other services
• Complimentary admission to IDC's annual Directions conference, where you'll hear our latest forecasts and network with IDC analysts and other industry professionals
• Complimentary invitations to monthly executive telebriefings, interactive forums designed to provide you with insights about research and strategies directly from IDC analysts

To find out how our flexible packaging options can meet your specific business needs, please contact your IDC sales executive.

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